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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to budget and revenue |
Mar 20, 2023 |
referred to budget and revenue |
Senate Bill S5878
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 59th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
2023-S5878 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A3333
- Current Committee:
- Senate Budget And Revenue
- Law Section:
- Tax Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 12-B §§289-g - 289-i, Tax L
2023-S5878 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5878 SPONSOR: GONZALEZ TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax on carbon emissions from non-essential helicopter flights in cities with a popu- lation of one million or more PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This bill will impose a carbon tax and a noise tax on non-essential helicopter flights in New York City. The revenue from these taxes will be dedicated to and administered by the State's Environmental Protection Fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: The bill adds a new article to the tax law. The state Department of Taxation and Finance in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC") will administer a new carbon emissions tax on non- essential helicopter flights in New York City. This tax will be pegged
2023-S5878 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5878 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 20, 2023 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GONZALEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Budget and Revenue AN ACT to amend the tax law, in relation to establishing a tax on carbon emissions from non-essential helicopter flights in cities with a popu- lation of one million or more THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The tax law is amended by adding a new article 12-B to read as follows: ARTICLE 12-B CARBON EMISSIONS TAX ON CERTAIN HELICOPTER FLIGHTS SECTION 289-G. DEFINITIONS. 289-H. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CARBON EMISSIONS TAX ON CERTAIN HELICOPTER FLIGHTS 289-I. CARBON EMISSIONS TAX ON CERTAIN HELICOPTER FLIGHTS. § 289-G. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT" MEANS A UNIT OF MEASURE DENOTING THE AMOUNT OF EMISSIONS FROM A GREENHOUSE GAS, EXPRESSED AS THE AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE BY WEIGHT THAT PRODUCES THE SAME GLOBAL WARMING IMPACT. 2. "HELICOPTER" MEANS AN AIRCRAFT, THE SUPPORT OF WHICH IN THE AIR IS NORMALLY DERIVED FROM AIRFOILS MECHANICALLY ROTATED ABOUT AN APPROXI- MATELY VERTICAL AXIS. 3. "HELICOPTER OPERATOR" MEANS A PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH CONDUCTS NON- ESSENTIAL HELICOPTER FLIGHTS WITHIN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE. 4. "NON-ESSENTIAL HELICOPTER FLIGHT" MEANS A HELICOPTER FLIGHT OTHER THAN THOSE CONDUCTED: (A) FOR PURPOSES OF HEAVY-LIFT OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE; EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05023-05-3
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